Captain Cook's Bean Snail vs Cardinal Click Beetle

Partula faba compared with Ampedus cardinalis

Key Differences

• Captain Cook's Bean Snail is Extinct in the Wild while Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Captain Cook's Bean Snail	Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Partulidae	Elateridae
Genus	Partula	Ampedus
Species	Partula faba	Ampedus cardinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Captain Cook's Bean Snail and Cardinal Click Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Captain Cook's Bean Snail	Cardinal Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Cardinal Click Beetle

Habitat

Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

The Captain Cook's Bean Snail (Partula faba) is a species in the genus Partula. It is currently classified as Extinct in the Wild (EW) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Cardinal Click Beetle

The Cardinal Click Beetle (Ampedus cardinalis) is a species in the genus Ampedus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.